Plate body equidistant carrying mechanism

By using a rigid plate equidistant transport mechanism, and combining X-axis and Z-axis drives with a synchronous belt drive mechanism, the problems of sagging and unstable positioning of belt conveyors when carrying glass plates are solved, enabling precise adjustment and stable transport of glass plates, and improving processing accuracy and efficiency.

CN223495595UActive Publication Date: 2025-10-31SUZHOU SECOTE PRECISION ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202423020990.3
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-09
Publication Date
2025-10-31
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-09

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Technical Problem

Existing belt conveyors are prone to sagging and positional errors when carrying large and heavy glass plates, making it difficult to accurately load horizontally and finely adjust lifting. In addition, the large contact surface of the belt makes it difficult to maintain stable positioning, causing the glass plates to vibrate and shift, which affects the accuracy of subsequent processing.

Method used

A rigid plate-mounted equidistant transport mechanism is adopted, including a fixed support assembly and a movable support assembly. The plate can be precisely adjusted and moved equidistantly in the X and Z directions through X-axis and Z-axis drives. Wear-resistant anti-slip plates are used for support, and a synchronous belt drive mechanism is combined to ensure the synchronous lifting and lowering of the movable support rod.

Benefits of technology

It improves the operational precision and efficiency of plate handling, reduces the bending deformation and stress concentration of glass plates, and ensures the stability and positioning accuracy of the plates during handling.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the field of solar cell stitch welding machines, in particular to a plate body equidistant carrying mechanism. Comprising a frame and fixed supporting rods supported by a plurality of stand columns, the stand columns are fixedly connected to the frame, and the multiple fixed supporting rods extend in the X-axis direction and are arranged in parallel to form a horizontal bearing face; the movable supporting rod is supported by two giant corbels, the giant corbels are fixedly connected to the movable platform, the movable supporting rod is parallel to the fixed supporting rod, and the movable supporting rod and the fixed supporting rod are arranged at intervals to form another horizontal bearing surface; the X-axis driver and the Z-axis driver are used for driving the movable supporting rod to ascend and descend in the Z-axis direction so as to be higher than or lower than the fixed supporting rod. According to the embodiment of the utility model, the rigid movable bracket assembly is used for replacing a flexible belt, and accurate adjustment and equidistant movement of the plate body in the X and Z directions are realized, so that the operation accuracy and efficiency of the device are improved.
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Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of solar cell stacking machines, specifically to a plate equidistant transport mechanism. Background Technology

[0002] In existing solar panel modules, when welding busbars, it is usually necessary to place the battery strings to be welded on a glass plate and use a loading and unloading device to achieve orderly transfer and welding of the battery strings.

[0003] Chinese Patent Publication No. CN112692475A discloses a busbar welding equipment and a busbar welding method. The glass plate described in this document is supported and transported by a belt conveyor. The belt conveyor uses a flexible belt as the transmission medium. Although it can transport continuously, it is prone to sagging and positional errors when carrying large and heavy glass plates. It is difficult to accurately carry horizontally and finely adjust the lifting. In addition, the belt has a large contact surface, which is not easy to stabilize and position, and it is easy to cause the glass plate to vibrate and shift, affecting the accuracy of subsequent processing. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of this invention is to provide a plate equidistant transport mechanism to solve the problem that traditional belt conveyors tend to sag when carrying large and heavy glass plates.

[0005] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, this utility model specifically provides the following technical solution:

[0006] The plate equidistant transport mechanism includes: a fixed support assembly comprising a frame consisting of crossbeams and longitudinal beams, and fixed support rods supported by multiple columns, the columns being fixedly connected to the frame, the multiple fixed support rods extending along the X-axis and arranged parallel to each other to form a horizontal bearing surface; a movable support assembly comprising a movable platform, and movable support rods supported by two giant support arms, the giant support arms being fixedly connected to the movable platform, the movable support rods being parallel to the fixed support rods, and the movable support rods and the fixed support rods being spaced apart to form another horizontal bearing surface; an X-axis driver for driving the movable support assembly to move relative to the fixed support assembly along the X-axis, the X-axis being horizontally arranged; and a Z-axis driver for driving each of the giant support arms to synchronously rise and fall along the Z-axis, the Z-axis being vertically arranged so that the movable support rods can be higher or lower than the fixed support rods.

[0007] Furthermore, the movable support assembly also includes two micro-support arm groups, which are respectively fixedly connected to the two outermost movable support rods. Each micro-support arm group includes multiple micro-support arms arranged side by side along the X-axis. The micro-support arms extend outwards from the movable support assembly along the Y-axis, which is horizontally set and perpendicular to the X-axis. The top of the micro-support arm is at the same height as the top of the movable support rod.

[0008] Furthermore, the tops of the fixed support rod, the movable support rod, and the miniature support arm are all connected to wear-resistant anti-slip plates, which are used to support the bottom wall of the plate to reduce slippage and wear of the plate during transportation.

[0009] Furthermore, the fixed support assembly includes six columns and three fixed support rods, with each fixed support rod having its two ends connected to the tops of two columns respectively.

[0010] Furthermore, the movable support assembly includes four movable support rods, each of the giant support arms connects two of the movable support rods, and each of the fixed support rods is disposed between two adjacent movable support rods.

[0011] Furthermore, the X-axis driver includes an X-axis lead screw slide and an X-axis motor. The two ends of the X-axis lead screw slide are fixedly connected to the two sides of the frame, and the slider of the X-axis lead screw slide is fixedly connected to the movable platform, which is used to drive the movable support assembly to move precisely in the X-axis direction.

[0012] Furthermore, the Z-axis driver includes two Z-axis lead screw slides and a Z-axis motor. The Z-axis lead screw slides are fixedly connected to the movable platform, and the sliders of the two Z-axis lead screw slides are respectively fixedly connected to the two giant support arms. The Z-axis motor is connected to the lead screw shafts of the two Z-axis lead screw slides through a synchronous belt transmission mechanism to drive the sliders of the two Z-axis lead screw slides to rise and fall simultaneously, thereby causing all the movable support rods to rise and fall synchronously in the Z-axis direction.

[0013] Furthermore, the synchronous belt drive mechanism includes a drive wheel, two driven wheels, and a belt. The drive wheel is connected to the output shaft of the Z-axis motor, the driven wheels are connected to the lead screw shaft of the Z-axis lead screw slide, and the belt connects the drive wheel and the driven wheels, so that the drive wheel and the driven wheels rotate synchronously.

[0014] Furthermore, the synchronous belt drive mechanism also includes two tensioning pulleys, which are rotatably connected to the movable platform. The two tensioning pulleys are respectively disposed between the drive pulley and the two driven pulleys, and tension the belt.

[0015] Furthermore, the fixed support assembly includes two horizontally arranged crossbeams and two horizontally arranged longitudinal beams perpendicular to the crossbeams.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, this application has the following advantages:

[0017] A plate-carrying mechanism is provided, which uses a rigid movable support assembly to replace the flexible belt, enabling precise adjustment and equidistant movement of the plate in the X and Z directions, thereby improving the operating accuracy and efficiency of the device. Attached Figure Description

[0018] To more clearly illustrate the embodiments of this utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are merely exemplary, and those skilled in the art can derive other embodiments based on the provided drawings without creative effort.

[0019] Figure 1 This is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0020] Figure 2 This is a front view of an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0021] Figure 3 This is a top view of an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0022] Figure 4 This is a bottom view of an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0023] Figure 5 for Figure 4 A magnified view of point A;

[0024] The labels in the diagram represent the following:

[0025] 11-First crossbeam; 12-Second crossbeam; 13-First longitudinal beam; 14-Second longitudinal beam; 15-Column; 16-First fixed support rod; 17-Second fixed support rod; 18-Third fixed support rod; 21-Moving platform; 22-First movable support rod; 23-Second movable support rod; 24-Third movable support rod; 25-Fourth movable support rod; 26-First giant support arm; 27-Second giant support arm; 28-First miniature support arm assembly; 29-Second miniature support arm assembly; 31-X-axis lead screw slide; 32-X-axis motor; 41-First Z-axis lead screw slide; 42-Second Z-axis lead screw slide; 43-Z-axis motor; 44-Drive wheel; 45-Tension wheel; 46-Driven wheel; 47-Belt. Detailed Implementation

[0026] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0027] When belt conveyors transport glass plates with large or heavy loads, they are prone to sagging and positional errors, making it difficult to accurately load the glass horizontally and finely adjust the lifting. In addition, the large contact surface of the belt makes it difficult to maintain stable positioning, which can easily cause the glass plates to vibrate and shift, affecting the accuracy of subsequent processing.

[0028] To address the shortcomings of traditional belt conveyors for transporting glass plates, this invention provides an equidistant plate handling mechanism. In this embodiment, the X-axis is horizontal, the Y-axis is horizontal and perpendicular to the X-axis, and the Z-axis is vertical.

[0029] Combination Figure 1 , Figure 2 The plate equidistant transport mechanism includes a fixed support assembly, a movable support assembly, and an X-axis driver and a Z-axis driver, respectively, for driving the movable support assembly to move relative to the fixed support assembly in the X-axis and Z-axis directions.

[0030] Among them, the fixed support assembly is used to connect the frame or fix the building components, and the movable support assembly is used to support and transport the panel. The panel refers to the glass panel of the solar cell, and equidistant transport refers to moving each glass panel at equal intervals.

[0031] In this embodiment, a rigid movable support assembly is used instead of a flexible belt to achieve precise adjustment and equidistant movement of the plate in the X and Z directions, thereby improving the operating accuracy and efficiency of the device.

[0032] Reference Figure 3 , Figure 4 The mounting bracket assembly includes:

[0033] Two horizontally arranged crossbeams, namely the first crossbeam 11 and the second crossbeam 12;

[0034] Two horizontally arranged longitudinal beams perpendicular to the crossbeam are the first longitudinal beam 13 and the second longitudinal beam 14.

[0035] Multiple columns 15 are erected symmetrically on two crossbeams for installing other components;

[0036] At least three fixed support rods are provided, namely the first fixed support rod 16, the second fixed support rod 17 and the third fixed support rod 18. The two ends of each fixed support rod are fixedly connected to the top of the two columns 15 respectively, and each fixed support rod is parallel to each other and extends along the X-axis to form a horizontal bearing surface.

[0037] More specifically, the first crossbeam 11 and the second crossbeam 12, as well as the first longitudinal beam 13 and the second longitudinal beam 14, together form a rectangular frame. Each crossbeam is provided with three columns 15, for a total of six columns 15. Each fixed support rod is connected across the top of the corresponding two columns 15, so as to be distributed side by side in the X-axis direction.

[0038] The movable support assembly includes:

[0039] The activity platform 21 is connected to the fixed support assembly via two parallel heavy-duty sliding rails, and can slide along the X-axis.

[0040] Several movable support rods are set horizontally and distributed parallel to the fixed support rods.

[0041] Specifically, there are four movable support rods, namely the first movable support rod 22, the second movable support rod 23, the third movable support rod 24 and the fourth movable support rod 25. These four movable support rods are arranged side by side along the X-axis and are spaced apart from the three fixed support rods mentioned above, that is, a fixed support rod is set between every two adjacent movable support rods.

[0042] At least two giant support arms, namely a first giant support arm 26 and a second giant support arm 27, each giant support arm extends along the Y-axis and is connected to two movable support rods to expand the load-bearing and support range of the movable support rods.

[0043] Several micro-support arms, including a first micro-support arm group 28 and a second micro-support arm group 29 respectively connected to the outer sides of the two outermost movable support rods. Each micro-support arm group includes multiple micro-support arms arranged side by side along the X-axis direction to further expand the load-bearing and support range of the movable support rods in the Y-axis direction, so as to achieve larger area and more precise support for the plate.

[0044] The movable support rod and the miniature support arm form another horizontal bearing surface. Through the above design, the plate can be supported and transported at multiple points at equal intervals.

[0045] The X-axis driver includes an X-axis lead screw slide 31 and an X-axis motor 32 that drives the X-axis lead screw slide 31. The two ends of the X-axis lead screw slide 31 are fixedly connected to the first crossbeam 11 and the second crossbeam 12. The slider of the X-axis lead screw slide 31 is fixedly connected to the movable platform 21 for driving the movable support assembly along the X-axis direction.

[0046] The Z-axis driver includes two independent Z-axis lead screw slides, namely the first Z-axis lead screw slide 41 and the second Z-axis lead screw slide 42. The two Z-axis lead screw slides are driven by a Z-axis motor 43 and achieve synchronous lifting through a synchronous belt transmission mechanism.

[0047] Reference Figure 5 The synchronous belt drive mechanism includes:

[0048] A drive wheel 44 is connected to the output shaft of the first Z-axis motor 43;

[0049] Two tensioning rollers 45, namely the first tensioning roller 45 and the second tensioning roller 45;

[0050] Two driven wheels 46, namely the first driven wheel 46 and the second driven wheel 46;

[0051] A belt 47 drives the aforementioned drive wheel 44, tension wheel 45 and driven wheel 46, so that when the Z-axis motor 43 is working, the two Z-axis drivers move the two giant support arms up and down synchronously, thereby ensuring the consistency of the vertical height of each movable support rod and the micro support arm assembly.

[0052] By moving the Z-axis driver up and down, the height of the movable support rod relative to the fixed support rod can be finely adjusted. When the movable support rod rises above the fixed support rod, the plate can be lifted and transported. When the movable support rod falls below the fixed support rod, the plate can be released onto the fixed support rod, thereby achieving precise positioning and interactive transfer of the plate in the X and Z directions.

[0053] To improve wear resistance and anti-slip performance, all fixed support rods, movable support rods, giant support arms and micro support arms are connected to the top of wear-resistant anti-slip plates to reduce friction and slippage when handling glass plates or similar panels.

[0054] Compared with the prior art, the plate equidistant transport mechanism of the present invention has the following significant differences and advancements in structure and function.

[0055] Multi-point support: By using the spaced distribution of fixed and movable support rods, as well as the assistance of micro and giant support arms, the plate can obtain more uniform support in the X and Y directions, thereby reducing bending deformation and stress concentration of the plate during transportation.

[0056] Synchronous lifting: The present invention uses a Z-axis motor 43, a synchronous belt transmission mechanism and two Z-axis lead screw slides for transmission connection, so that one Z-axis motor 43 can drive two Z-axis lead screw slides to synchronously lift the movable support assembly, ensuring that the height of each movable support rod in the Z-axis direction is always consistent. This measure improves the stability of the plate handling and avoids the problem of plate tilting or shaking caused by uneven lifting of different parts.

[0057] The above embodiments are merely exemplary embodiments of this utility model and are not intended to limit this utility model. The scope of protection of this utility model is defined by the claims. Those skilled in the art can make various modifications or equivalent substitutions to this utility model within its substance and scope of protection, and such modifications or equivalent substitutions should also be considered as falling within the scope of protection of this utility model.

Claims

1. A plate-mounted equidistant transport mechanism, characterized in that, include: The fixed support assembly includes a frame consisting of crossbeams and longitudinal beams, and fixed support rods supported by a plurality of columns, the columns being fixedly connected to the frame, and the plurality of fixed support rods extending along the X-axis and arranged in parallel to form a horizontal bearing surface. The movable support assembly includes a movable platform and movable support rods supported by two giant support arms, the giant support arms being fixedly connected to the movable platform, the movable support rods being parallel to the fixed support rods, and the movable support rods and the fixed support rods being spaced apart to form another horizontal bearing surface; An X-axis driver is used to drive the movable support assembly to move relative to the fixed support assembly along the X-axis direction, wherein the X-axis is horizontally set. A Z-axis driver is used to drive each of the giant support arms to move up and down synchronously along the Z-axis direction. The Z-axis is vertically set so that the movable support rod can be higher or lower than the fixed support rod.

2. The plate equidistant transport mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that, The movable support assembly also includes two micro-support arm groups, which are respectively fixedly connected to the two outermost movable support rods. Each micro-support arm group includes multiple micro-support arms arranged side by side along the X-axis. The micro-support arms extend outwards from the movable support assembly along the Y-axis, which is horizontally set and perpendicular to the X-axis. The top of the micro-support arm is at the same height as the top of the movable support rod.

3. The plate equidistant transport mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that, The tops of the fixed support rod, the movable support rod, and the miniature support arm are all connected to wear-resistant anti-slip plates, which are used to support the bottom wall of the plate to reduce slippage and wear of the plate during transportation.

4. The plate equidistant transport mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that, The fixed support assembly includes six columns and three fixed support rods, with each fixed support rod having its two ends connected to the tops of two columns respectively.

5. The plate equidistant transport mechanism according to claim 4, characterized in that, The movable support assembly includes four movable support rods, each of the giant support arms connects two of the movable support rods, and each of the fixed support rods is disposed between two adjacent movable support rods.

6. The plate equidistant transport mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that, The X-axis driver includes an X-axis lead screw slide and an X-axis motor. The two ends of the X-axis lead screw slide are fixedly connected to the two sides of the frame, and the slider of the X-axis lead screw slide is fixedly connected to the movable platform, which is used to drive the movable support assembly to move precisely in the X-axis direction.

7. The plate equidistant transport mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that, The Z-axis driver includes two Z-axis lead screw slides and a Z-axis motor. The Z-axis lead screw slides are fixedly connected to the movable platform. The sliders of the two Z-axis lead screw slides are respectively fixedly connected to the two giant support arms. The Z-axis motor is connected to the lead screw shafts of the two Z-axis lead screw slides through a synchronous belt transmission mechanism to drive the sliders of the two Z-axis lead screw slides to rise and fall simultaneously, thereby making all the movable support rods rise and fall synchronously in the Z-axis direction.

8. The plate equidistant transport mechanism according to claim 7, characterized in that, The synchronous belt drive mechanism includes a drive wheel, two driven wheels, and a belt. The drive wheel is connected to the output shaft of the Z-axis motor, the driven wheels are connected to the lead screw shaft of the Z-axis lead screw slide, and the belt connects the drive wheel and the driven wheels, so that the drive wheel and the driven wheels rotate synchronously.

9. The plate equidistant transport mechanism according to claim 8, characterized in that, The synchronous belt drive mechanism also includes two tensioning pulleys, which are rotatably connected to the movable platform. The two tensioning pulleys are respectively disposed between the drive pulley and the two driven pulleys, and tension the belt.

10. The plate equidistant transport mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that, The fixed support assembly includes two horizontally arranged crossbeams and two horizontally arranged longitudinal beams perpendicular to the crossbeams.

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